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Far-UVC light efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses
2020-04-27
Abstract excerpt
A direct approach to limit airborne transmission of pathogens is to inactivate them within a short time of their production. Germicidal ultraviolet light (UV), typically at 254 nm, is effective in this context, but it is a health hazard to the skin and eyes. By contrast, far-UVC light (207-222 nm) efficiently kills pathogens without harm to exposed human cells or tissues. We previously demonstrated that 222-nm UV...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 3b624d01-d6a2-5d19-bf57-c7f500bcefc0
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-25728/v1